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1 month ago |
thepeoplesfriend.co.uk | Alan Spink
Our Writer Of The Week is author Hazel Meredith-Lloyd. Hazel’s short story, “Mystery By The Book”, appears in the May 31 issue, on sale this week. Humour and intrigue work well in “Mystery By The Book”. Is a well-balanced plot something you enjoying crafting? Absolutely. I really enjoy studying story structure, plot, characterisation and setting. My sister introduced me to a book by John Yorke about story structure, titled “Into The Woods: How Stories Work And Why We Tell Them”.
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1 month ago |
thepeoplesfriend.co.uk | Alan Spink
Our Writer Of The Week is debut author Katherine Abbott. Katherine’s short story, “Escape To The Country”, appears in Special 277, on sale this week. The storytelling flowed naturally in “Escape To The Country”. Was it an easy story to write? “Escape To The Country” was born out of conversations with family members about generations of time spent in Lincolnshire as children. It did flow, that’s true, a bit like a picture gradually unfolding before the eye.
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1 month ago |
thepeoplesfriend.co.uk | Alan Spink
Our Writer Of The Week is author Patsy Collins. Patsy’s short story, “Rooted In Love”, is in Special 276, on sale now. In your story the characters’ emotions felt real. Is this a process you enjoy capturing. Very much so. I think fiction is a good place to explore emotions. Not many of us will have been in the exact situation as the people in this (or any other) story, but I bet at times we’ve all felt at least one of the emotions reflected in Rhiannon.
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1 month ago |
thepeoplesfriend.co.uk | Alan Spink
Our Writer Of The Week is author Gillian Harvey. Gillian’s short story, “Out Of Water”, is in Special 276, which is on sale now. In your story, there’s good chemistry between your characters. Is romance easy for you to write? I’m interested in people and relationships – whether romantic or otherwise. And connection between people is often the key to a successful story.
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2 months ago |
thepeoplesfriend.co.uk | Alan Spink
Our Writer Of The Week is author Becca Robin. Becca’s new serial, “Best Foot Forward”, begins in the April 26 issue, on sale this week. Morris dancing brings the characters together in your serial. What is it about this type of dancing that appeals to you? I love all kinds of dancing but morris dancing, like other types of folk dancing, seems to me particularly joyful and life-affirming.
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